The chapters of the Blue Exorcist manga series are written and illustrated by Kazue Katō and have been serialized by Shueisha in the monthly manga magazine Jump SQ since April 2009.
As of July 2023, the serial chapters have been collected into 29 tankōbon. In Japan, the digital versions of the tankōbon are released in a "Remastered" format, which include color on pages within each chapter that were originally printed in color in the monthly issues.
Outside Japan, the series has been licensed in France by Kazé Manga, with the first volume having released on May 27, 2010. Viz Media has licensed the manga for the North American production. Blue Exorcist was released in North America on their Shonen Jump Advance imprint, with the first volume having come out on April 5, 2011. A sneak peek of the series was given on the April 2, 2012 issue of the Shonen Jump Alpha digital magazine with Chapter 26 to promote the North American release of Volume 7. The series later began serialization in North America with Chapter 33, starting in the July 30, 2012 issue of Shonen Jump Alpha.
This is a list of chapters of the Ao no Exorcist manga, and the respective volumes in which they are collected.
Volume list[]
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Release date | ASIN | Release date | ISBN | |
1 | August 4, 2009 | 978-4-08-874709-5 | April 5, 2011 | 978-1-421-54032-0 |
Chapters:
Blue Exorcist Bonus: Character Case Files, Illustrated Guide to Satan & Initial Setting Images |
Cover character: Rin Okumura Pages: 194 |
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2 | November 4, 2009 | 978-4-08-874757-6 | June 7, 2011 | 978-1-421-54033-7 |
Chapters:
Blue Exorcist Bonus: 4-koma Special & Character Case Files |
Cover character: Yukio Okumura Pages: 202 |
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3 | March 4, 2010 | 978-4-08-870016-8 | August 2, 2011 | 978-1-42-154034-4 |
Chapters: Blue Exorcist Bonus: 4-koma Special, Character Case Files, Illustrated Guide to Satan & Behind The Scenes Production Exhibition |
Cover character: Shiemi Moriyama Nee Pages: 202 |
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4 | July 2, 2010 | 978-4-08-870079-3 | October 4, 2011 | 978-1-42-154047-4 |
Chapters:
Blue Exorcist Bonus: 4-koma Special & Initial Setting Images |
Cover character: Mephisto Pheles Pages: 186 |
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5 | December 3, 2010 | 978-4-08-870136-3 | December 6, 2011 | 978-1-42-154076-4 |
Chapters:
Blue Exorcist Bonus: Character Case Files & Illustrated Guide to Satan |
Cover character: Ryuji Suguro Pages: 180 |
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6 | April 4, 2011 | 978-4-08-870214-8 | February 7, 2012 | 978-1-42-154174-7 |
Chapters:
Bonus Chapter 1: "Phantom Train"「 |
Cover character: Renzo Shima Pages: 197 |
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7 | September 2, 2011 | 978-4-08-870330-5 | April 3, 2012 | 978-1-42-154262-1 |
Chapters:
Blue Exorcist Bonus: Comic Strip with Kato-san & Q&A Corner Alpha |
Cover character: Konekomaru Miwa Pages: 177 |
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8 | April 4, 2012 | 978-4-08-870409-8 | November 6, 2012 | 978-1-4215-5084-8 |
Chapters:
Blue Exorcist Bonus: Q&A Corner Beta & Fan Art Corner |
Cover character: Rin Okumura Kuro Pages: 172 |
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9 | September 4, 2012 | 978-4-08-870505-7 | April 2, 2013 | 978-1-4215-5477-8 |
Chapters:
Blue Exorcist Bonus: 4-koma Special, Illustrated Guide to Satan & Blue Exorcist Live Act Comic |
Cover character: Shura Kirigakure Pages: 156 |
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10 | December 28, 2012 | 978-4-08-870670-2 | July 2, 2013 | 978-1-4215-5886-8 |
Chapters:
Bonus Chapter: "Kinzo's Band Doesn't Care"「金兄のバンドは売れる気0です Kin Nī no Bando wa Ureruki Zero desu」 |
Cover character: Amaimon Behemoth Pages: 184 |
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11 | August 2, 2013 | 978-4-08-870789-1 | March 4, 2014 | 978-1421565477 |
Chapters:
Blue Exorcist Bonus: Character Case Files, Blue Questorcist Q&A & Fan Art Corner |
Cover character: Arthur A. Angel Pages: 171 |
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12 | December 27, 2013 | 978-4-08-870895-9 | November 4, 2014 | 978-1-42-157536-0 |
Chapters:
Blue Exorcist Bonus: Illustrated Guide to Satan |
Cover character: Izumo Kamiki Miketsu Ukemochi Pages: 154 |
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13 | July 4, 2014 | 978-4-08-880140-7 | June 2, 2015 | 978-1-42-157974-0 |
Chapters:
Blue Exorcist Bonus: Blue Questorcist Q&A & Fan Art Corner |
Cover character: Lucifer Homare Todo Michael Gedōin Lund Strom Pages: 140 |
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14 | January 5, 2015 | 978-4-08-880282-4 | January 5, 2016 | 978-1-42-158263-4 |
Chapters:
Blue Exorcist Bonus: Illustrated Guide to Satan |
Cover character: Rin Okumura Kuro Ryuji Suguro Nemu Takara Konekomaru Miwa Shiemi Moriyama Nee Yukio Okumura Pages: 158 |
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15 | June 4, 2015 | 978-4-08-880369-2 | May 3, 2016 | 978-1-42-158507-9 |
Chapters:
64.5 Welcome Home「おかえり Okaeri」
Blue Exorcist Bonus: Blue Questorcist Q&A & Fan Art Corner |
Cover character: Yukio Okumura Pages: 183 |
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16 | January 4, 2016 | 978-4-08-880507-8 | December 6, 2016 | 978-1-42-159041-7 |
Chapters:
Blue Exorcist Bonus: Blue Questorcist Q&A & Fan Art Corner |
Cover character: Lewin Light Pages: 210 |
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17 | July 4, 2016 | 978-4-08-880656-3 | July 4, 2017 | 978-1-42-159333-3 |
Chapters:
Blue Exorcist Bonus: Illustrated Guide to Satan & Fan Art Corner |
Cover character: Shura Kirigakure Hachirotaro Okami Pages: 186 |
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18 | December 31, 2016 | 978-4-08-880891-8 | January 2, 2018 | 978-1-42-159654-9 |
Chapters:
Blue Exorcist Bonus: Blue Questorcist Q&A & Fan Art Corner A limited edition of the Japanese tankōbon for Volume 18 was also published that included a drama CD. The 45-minute audio drama was entitled "Money Money Money"「マネー・マネー・マネー Manē・Manē・Manē」, and was voiced by the recurring Japanese anime cast. The content of the drama is an excerpt from the fourth novel Bloody Fairytale. |
Cover character: Ryuji Suguro Pages: 202 |
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19 | April 4, 2017 | 978-4-08-881052-2 | June 5, 2018 | 978-1-42-159804-8 |
Chapters:
Blue Exorcist Bonus:
A limited edition of the Japanese tankōbon for Volume 19 was also published that included an anime DVD. The OVA was based on the second chapter from the second novel Home Sweet Home (ホーム・スイート・ホーム), entitled "Snake and Poison"「蛇と毒 Hebi to Doku」, and was voiced by the recurring Japanese anime cast. |
Cover character: Mephisto Pheles Pages: 194 |
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20 | October 4, 2017 | 978-4-08-881152-9 | October 2, 2018 | 978-1-97-470102-5 |
Chapters:
Blue Exorcist Bonus: Staff 20th Volume Congratulatory Art & Fan Art Corner A limited edition of the Japanese tankōbon for Volume 20 was also published that included an anime DVD. The OVA was based on the title chapter from the fifth novel Spy Game (スパイ・ゲーム), and was voiced by the recurring Japanese anime cast. |
Cover character: Renzo Shima Pages: 210 |
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21 | March 2, 2018 | 978-4-08-881363-9 | January 1, 2019 | 978-1-9747-0393-7 |
Chapters:
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Cover character: Rin Okumura Pages: 194 |
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22 | November 2, 2018 | 978-4-08-881591-6 | September 3, 2019 | 978-1-9747-0873-4 |
Chapters:
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Cover character: Shiro Fujimoto Yuri Egin Pages: 210 |
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23 | April 4, 2019 | 978-4-08-881809-2 | February 4, 2020 | 978-1-9747-1172-7 |
Chapters: |
Cover character: Shiro Fujimoto Goro Pages: 202 |
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24 | November 1, 2019 | 978-4-08-882110-8 | August 4, 2020 | 978-1-9747-1052-2 |
Chapters: |
Cover character: Rin Okumura Pages: 234 |
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25 | June 4, 2020 | 978-4-08-882299-0 | February 2, 2021 | 978-1-9747-1846-7 |
Chapters: |
Cover character: Yuri Egin Pages: 274 |
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26 | December 4, 2020 | 978-4-08-882574-8 | October 5, 2021 | 978-1-9747-2462-8 |
Chapters:
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Cover character: Rin Okumura Pages: 226 |
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27 | July 2, 2021 | 978-4-08-882644-8 | May 3, 2022 | 978-1-9747-3107-7 |
Chapters:
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Cover character: Yukio Okumura Pages: 210 |
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28 | November 4, 2022 | 978-4-08-883264-7 | December 21, 2023 | 978-1-9747-4073-4 |
Chapters:
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Cover character: Satan Pages: 220 |
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29 | July 4, 2023 | 978-4-08-883460-3 | September 12, 2024 | 978-1-9747-4624-8 |
Chapters:
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Cover character: Beelzebub Pages: 218 |
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30 | January 4, 2024 | 978-4088837222 | TBD | TBD |
Chapters:
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Cover character: Shiemi Moriyama Pages: 202 |
Chapters not yet in tankōbon format[]
These chapters have yet to be published in Tankōbon format:
- 146. Of One Cloth — Having an Audience
- 147. Of One Cloth — Burning
- 148. Of One Cloth — Combat Ability
- 149. Of One Cloth — Endure
Shueisha REMIX Volumes[]
Shueisha REMIX (集英社REMIX) volumes were also released containing the chapters in their respective story arcs. Printed in black and white on lower cost paper, these omnibuses provide a faster and more economical way to catch up on the story, usually aligning with the anime broadcast.
See Also[]
- The Miyama-Uguisu Mansion Incident (One Shot Manga that inspired Blue Exorcist)
- Salaryman Exorcist: The Sorrows of Yukio Okumura (Spin-off Gag Manga)
- Other Ao no Exorcist Books